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We .............. (travel) for less than an hour when the coach broke down.

had been travelling

You would have saved money if you ..............(buy) that jacket in the sale.

had bought

Sam forgot to take a hat on the camping trip, but luckily his friend .............. (bring) a spare one.

had brought

When I met Dean, he .............. (work) as a teacher in Argentina since 2012.

had been working

How long .............. (you/play) the guitar before we met?

had you been playing

Clara was annoyed because the book she'd ordered .............. (not/arrive) before her classes started.

hadn't arrived

I could tell my mum ..............(cook) because the kitchen smelled of curry.

had been cooking

By the time the shops opened, they .............. (queue) for nearly an hour.

had been queueing

I.............. (never/snorkel) before Mia took me last year.

had never snorkelled

I .............. (try) to get a ticket to the show for several minutes when the website crashed

had been trying

Greg was tired last night because .............. (he/play) basketball all day.

had been playing

My brother eventually went to the doctor because his leg .............. (hurt) for a week.

had been hurting

They .............. (look) for their dog for 2 days when it turned up outside their house.

had been looking

We ............... (not leave) early enough, so we missed our train.

hadn't left

I looked for my bag everywhere, but I couldn't remember where .......... (I/put) it.

I had put

He made a dentist's appointment because he .................... (broke) a tooth.

had broken

After she .............. (chose) a new skirt, she looked for a top to match it.

had chosen

When I checked the receipt later, I realised I .............. (pay) too much for my shopping.

had paid

I .............. (wait) for my friend for an hour when he phoned to say he couldn't come.

had been waiting

I couldn't make my new tablet work because I .............. (lose) the instructions.

had lost

My cousin .............. (learn) to drive for over a year before she passed her test.

had been learning